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Peter Brook, one of the most respected experimental theater directors of the 20th century, provides the connective link between these two books. On Directing (edited by British theater scholars Giannachi and Luckhurst) is a collection of interviews with 21 mid-career British directors, most of whom are unknown to American audiences. The book tries to pin down the state of stage directing in British theater in the 1990s. Although the directors draw from a variety of doctrines and methods, an overwhelming percentage of them credit Brook (who also wrote the preface) with providing inspiration for their work. Carefully edited by actor and acting teacher Moffitt, Between Two Silences is a transcription of Brook's several days' residency with a group of actors, directors, designers, and students from Southern Methodist University and neighboring theaters. These sessions show Brook at his most familiarAelegant and thoughtful. But occasionally, his wealth of experience illuminates his ideas in new ways. Recommended for public and academic libraries, especially those with special collections in theater.AThomas E. Luddy, Salem State Coll., MA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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A Mind at Work,
By Thomas M. Dicken (Kentucky) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Between Two Silences: Talking with Peter Brook (Hardcover)
"Between Two Silences: Talking With Peter Brook" is the account of a conversation between Peter Brook and an academic audience over a period of several days. Intelligently edited by Dale Moffitt, it displays Brook's first rate mind. I assume the book would be helpful to students of drama and of Brook's work; my purpose is to recommend it to more general readers. Brook has keen insights into human nature and motivation, with zesty comments about ego, hierarchies, awareness of one's surroundings, and focusing on the material at hand. I profited from his comments about working with what is available, in terms of budget, personnel, setting, and so on. Anyone who needs to work with a team with limited resources, whether in business, academia, government, or even the church, will find here a comrade and a masterful intellect. Brook was clearly "present" to his audience during these conversations. One can understand that the same presence is the key to his remarkable accomplishments in directing.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Great Minds Converge - Moffitt and Brook,
This review is from: Between Two Silences: Talking with Peter Brook (Hardcover)
Dale Moffitt has brilliantly interlaced his own annecdotes and charm to this fine portrait of the legendary theatre director, Peter Brook. There are no empty spaces in THIS book! Cover to cover, it is a compelling voyage into the creative mind of an inspired director who has influenced the art of theatre to its very core. Moffitt's selection of Brook's observations, clearly reverberate his own cleverness, wit, and keen understanding of the stage.
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Peter Brook has never been so accessible, as in this book.,
By Scot Montague (smontagu@post.smu.edu) (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Between Two Silences: Talking with Peter Brook (Hardcover)
Dale Moffitt's years as an actor, director and teacher give him the experience to expose the complexities and richness of Peter Brook's thoughts. Rarely has this gifted giant of the theatre been revealed so succinctly as in this book. Edited from hours of master classes with students and teachers during a week in residency at SMU's Meadows School of the Arts, Moffitt's legendary ability as a theatre professor allows him to take Brook's ruminations and compose a compelling conversation that extends far beyond the stage.
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